Vote: Who should be Texas Offensive High School Football Player of the Week? (11/10/2025)

We narrowed down the top performers of last week. Now, we want to hear from you

Amarillo's Jett Lopez. / Amy Pham/For the Amarillo Globe-News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Another week of Texas high school football is in the books, and there were plenty of standout performers across the Lone Star State.

Here are High School on SI’s Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week nominees for Nov. 6-8. Scroll down to read about this week’s list and cast your vote in the poll below. 

Voting remains open until Sunday, Nov. 16, at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time). The winner will be announced in the following week’s Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week post.

The poll is below the write-ups on each athlete.

Congratulations to Donovan Warren of Episcopal Bellaire for winning last week’s Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week poll. Warren completed 15 of 20 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns while also running for 86 yards in a 62-34 victory over John Cooper. 

Want to nominate an athlete? Email Bob Lundeberg at bob.lundeberg@gmail.com

Texas Offensive Football Player of the Week nominees  

1. Chase Ames, sr., Dripping Springs

Ames threw for 409 yards and five touchdowns as Dripping Springs downed Westlake, 45-35. 

2. SaRod Baker, jr., DeSoto

Baker led the way with 251 rushing yards and six touchdowns in a 53-14 victory over Lancaster. 

3. Dylan Belinga, jr., Liberty Hills

Belinga ran for 204 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-14 win over Bastrop. 

4. Legend Bey, sr., North Forney

Bey accounted for 473 yards of total offense and five touchdowns — four passing, one rushing — in a 63-39 victory over Rockwall. 

5. Unyces Cestou, sr., Harlandale

Cestou passed for 219 yards and four touchdowns while running for a TD in a 49-3 rout of McCollum. 

6. Danny Forrester, sr., McKinney North

Forrester ran for 226 yards and three touchdowns as McKinney North fell to Frisco, 48-45.

7. Jonah Garcia, jr., Pflugerville Connally

Garcia had 34 carries for 290 yards and five touchdowns in a 65-26 win over Pflugerville. 

8. Kobe Haynes, jr., Whitney

Haynes accounted for six total touchdowns in a 41-28 win over West. 

9. Julius Laine, sr., Wylie

Laine ran for 300 yards and five touchdowns on 21 carries in a 70-52 victory over Plainview. 

10. Samuel Loera, jr., Rowlett

Loera passed for 379 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-33 win over Sachse. 

11. Jett Lopez, sr., Amarillo

Lopez threw for 434 yards — a new Amarillo single-game record — and five touchdowns in a 63-21 rout of Tascosa.

12. Brian Manuel Jr., jr., Atascocita

Manuel Jr. had nine catches for 147 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-7 rout of Goose Creek Memorial. 

13. Marcus Rhoden, sr., Sachse

Rhoden had 182 receiving yards and three touchdowns in the loss to Rowlett. 

14. Lark Sidle, sr., Lake Travis

Sidle had six catches for 239 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-14 win over Austin. 

15. Lane Vargas, fr., Colleyville Heritage

In his first varsity start, Vargas completed 21 of 27 passes for 373 yards and six touchdowns in a 58-25 win over rival Grapevine. 

16. Christian Villarreal, sr., Ozona

Villarreal had 18 carries for 236 yards and five touchdowns as Ozona blanked Christoval, 68-0.

17. Kezaylan Ware, sr., Samuell

Ware ran for 270 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-15 win over Spruce. 

About Our Athlete of the Week Voting

High School on SI voting polls are meant to be a fun, lighthearted way for fans to show support for their favorite athletes and teams. Our goal is to celebrate all of the players featured, regardless of the vote totals. Sometimes one athlete will receive a very large number of votes — even thousands — and that’s okay! The polls are open to everyone and are simply a way to build excitement and community around high school sports. Unless we specifically announce otherwise, there are no prizes or official awards for winning. The real purpose is to highlight the great performances of every athlete included in the poll.

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports

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